Appeal 2007-1315
Application 09/828,437
1 128 allowing the user to verify travel selections and confirm reservations
2 with the providers (step 260).” (Jones, ¶ [0040].)
3 06. Jones describes how, based on the user's preferred arrival time at the
4 destination and knowing the minimum and maximum time for ground
5 travel between the destination airport and the destination, ATS 116 can
6 calculate a flight arrival time at the destination airport. “ATS 116 then
7 searches travel database 140 for flights from the origination airport to the
8 destination airport that arrive at the flight arrival time to find flight
9 alternatives available to the user and sends this information to the
10 presentation program for display to the user (step 340). The presentation
11 programs also display seat alternatives for the available flights.” (Jones,
12 ¶ [0043].)
13 07. Jones describes how it recommends hotels in FIG. 4a. “HS 118
14 recommends hotels based on their proximity to the destination and any
15 other parameters either set by the user or held in a user profile (step
16 400). HS 118 sends presentation program 108 a map for display that
17 shows the location of the hotel (step 410). Geographic databases are
18 commonly available that show streets and other landmarks. Also
19 included in the display data is other information available in the database
20 140 about the hotel including hotel amenities (step 420). FIG. 4b shows
21 a map including the location of the selected hotel relative to the location
22 of the destination (i.e., the marker for "Your Appointment"), and
23 information about the hotel. HS 118 receives data from presentation
24 program 108 indicating whether the user has accepted one of the
25 recommendations or rejected all of them (step 430). The user may
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